"The very first step in understanding what this is all about is giving up the concept of an active, volitional 'I' as a separate entity and accepting the passive role of perceiving and functioning as a process." - Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Birth and Growth - Mental

Sage Vasishtha

Birth is of the mind, O Rama: and growth is mental too. And, when the truth is clearly seen, it is mind that is liberated from its own ignorance. Hence, let the mind be led along the path of righteousness by the prior study of the scriptures, company of the holy ones and the cultivation of dispassion. Equipped with these, one should resort to the feet of a master (guru) whose wisdom is perfected. By faithfully adhering to the teachings of the master one gradually attains to the plane of total purity.

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